Brunei birth & fertility rate charts by year

Fertility rate in Brunei chart

According to the latest birth rate data available, the fertility rate in Brunei was 1.75 in 2023 and has been below the replacement level of 2.1 children per woman since 2005. In 1993, the fertility rate was 3.01 — a -41.9% decline in 30 years.

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The chart below showcases the historical changes in birth rates.

Table

Year	Fertility rate
	Brunei	World
1960	7.32	4.69
1961	7.19	4.56
1962	7.03	5.02
1963	6.89	5.31
1964	6.77	5.13
1965	6.65	5.08
1966	6.51	4.97
1967	6.37	4.87
1968	6.2	4.98
1969	6.01	4.88
1970	5.8	4.84
1971	5.62	4.69
1972	5.5	4.55
1973	5.36	4.42
1974	5.18	4.26
1975	4.99	4.07
1976	4.78	3.97
1977	4.58	3.84
1978	4.39	3.77
1979	4.22	3.76
1980	4.07	3.73
1981	3.94	3.71
1982	3.84	3.72
1983	3.75	3.59
1984	3.68	3.57
1985	3.61	3.53
1986	3.55	3.51
1987	3.49	3.48
1988	3.44	3.39
1989	3.36	3.35
1990	3.29	3.31
1991	3.21	3.13
1992	3.11	3.04
1993	3.01	2.97
1994	2.9	2.92
1995	2.79	2.87
1996	2.68	2.82
1997	2.6	2.78
1998	2.53	2.75
1999	2.46	2.72
2000	2.4	2.73
2001	2.34	2.69
2002	2.26	2.66
2003	2.19	2.64
2004	2.1	2.63
2005	2.02	2.61
2006	1.97	2.61
2007	1.93	2.6
2008	1.92	2.6
2009	1.92	2.59
2010	1.94	2.57
2011	1.96	2.55
2012	1.97	2.56
2013	1.98	2.53
2014	1.97	2.52
2015	1.95	2.49
2016	1.92	2.49
2017	1.88	2.46
2018	1.85	2.39
2019	1.82	2.35
2020	1.8	2.28
2021	1.78	2.25
2022	1.76	2.22
2023	1.75	2.2
2024	1.73	2.19
2025	1.71	2.18
2026	1.7	2.18
2027	1.68	2.17
2028	1.68	2.16
2029	1.67	2.15
2030	1.66	2.14
2031	1.65	2.13
2032	1.65	2.12
2033	1.65	2.12
2034	1.64	2.11
2035	1.64	2.1
2036	1.64	2.09
2037	1.64	2.09
2038	1.64	2.08
2039	1.63	2.08
2040	1.63	2.08
2041	1.63	2.07
2042	1.63	2.07
2043	1.62	2.07
2044	1.62	2.07
2045	1.62	2.06
2046	1.62	2.06
2047	1.62	2.06
2048	1.62	2.05
2049	1.62	2.05
2050	1.61	2.05

Birth rates by women ages chart

In 2025, of all live births 1.87% were to women under 20 years old, 43% to women ages 20-29, and 55.2% to women ages 30 and above. In comparison, the percentages in 1990 were 5.71%, 56.7%, and 37.6% for the same age groups respectively. A chart displaying the historical birth rates in Brunei by maternal age is provided below.

Annual births per 1,000 women ages

Children 0-14 years as share of population

Table

Year	Children 0-14 as share of population
	Brunei	World
1960	44.1%	37.4%
1961	45.2%	37.5%
1962	46.1%	37.6%
1963	46.6%	37.8%
1964	46.6%	38%
1965	46.5%	38%
1966	46%	38%
1967	45.4%	38%
1968	44.8%	37.9%
1969	44.2%	37.8%
1970	43.6%	37.7%
1971	43.3%	37.6%
1972	43%	37.5%
1973	42.6%	37.3%
1974	42%	37.2%
1975	41.3%	37.1%
1976	40.6%	36.9%
1977	39.9%	36.7%
1978	39.3%	36.3%
1979	38.9%	35.9%
1980	38.5%	35.5%
1981	38.1%	35.2%
1982	37.6%	34.9%
1983	36.9%	34.6%
1984	36.3%	34.3%
1985	35.7%	34%
1986	35.2%	33.8%
1987	34.9%	33.6%
1988	34.7%	33.4%
1989	34.6%	33.2%
1990	34.4%	33%
1991	34.4%	32.9%
1992	34.3%	32.7%
1993	34.1%	32.5%
1994	33.7%	32.3%
1995	33.3%	32.1%
1996	32.7%	31.8%
1997	32.2%	31.5%
1998	31.6%	31.1%
1999	31%	30.8%
2000	30.3%	30.4%
2001	29.6%	30%
2002	28.9%	29.6%
2003	28.1%	29.2%
2004	27.4%	28.8%
2005	26.7%	28.5%
2006	25.9%	28.1%
2007	25.5%	27.9%
2008	25.5%	27.6%
2009	25.4%	27.5%
2010	25.3%	27.3%
2011	25.2%	27.1%
2012	24.9%	27%
2013	24.5%	26.9%
2014	24%	26.8%
2015	23.6%	26.6%
2016	23.1%	26.5%
2017	22.7%	26.4%
2018	22.3%	26.2%
2019	21.9%	26%
2020	21.6%	25.8%
2021	21.3%	25.6%
2022	21.2%	25.3%
2023	21%	25%
2024	20.8%	24.7%
2025	20.6%	24.4%
2026	20.4%	24.1%
2027	20.1%	23.8%
2028	19.8%	23.4%
2029	19.5%	23.1%
2030	19.1%	22.8%
2031	18.8%	22.6%
2032	18.5%	22.3%
2033	18.2%	22.1%
2034	18%	21.9%
2035	17.7%	21.7%
2036	17.5%	21.6%
2037	17.2%	21.5%
2038	17%	21.4%
2039	16.8%	21.3%
2040	16.6%	21.2%
2041	16.4%	21.1%
2042	16.3%	21%
2043	16.1%	21%
2044	16%	20.9%
2045	15.9%	20.8%
2046	15.8%	20.7%
2047	15.7%	20.7%
2048	15.7%	20.6%
2049	15.6%	20.5%
2050	15.6%	20.4%

The share of children aged 0-14 in Brunei was 44.1% in 1960, 34.1% in 1993, and 20.8% as of the latest data in 2025.

More about the demographics of Brunei.

Natural population change by year

For the past 10 years, the natural population change in Brunei, excluding migration, has been +1.01% annually. On average, 4,399 more people were born each year than died.

Table

Year	Population change due to births and deaths
	Brunei
1960	3,168
1961	3,175
1962	3,128
1963	3,195
1964	3,264
1965	3,326
1966	3,403
1967	3,477
1968	3,551
1969	3,618
1970	3,694
1971	3,880
1972	4,085
1973	4,216
1974	4,334
1975	4,431
1976	4,518
1977	4,594
1978	4,668
1979	4,717
1980	4,775
1981	4,839
1982	4,931
1983	5,138
1984	5,373
1985	5,620
1986	5,826
1987	6,017
1988	6,135
1989	6,202
1990	6,265
1991	6,259
1992	6,169
1993	6,045
1994	5,907
1995	5,750
1996	5,606
1997	5,518
1998	5,466
1999	5,388
2000	5,331
2001	5,275
2002	5,169
2003	5,034
2004	4,874
2005	4,703
2006	4,590
2007	4,521
2008	4,624
2009	4,789
2010	5,003
2011	5,242
2012	5,349
2013	5,302
2014	5,206
2015	5,060
2016	4,876
2017	4,685
2018	4,502
2019	4,335
2020	4,188
2021	3,985
2022	3,319
2023	3,837

Maternal mortality chart

The maternal mortality rate in Brunei was 36 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.04% chance of dying during childbirth or within 42 days of pregnancy termination. This is a -25% decrease compared to the year 2000.

Table

Year	Maternal mortality per 100K births
	Brunei	World
1985	79	460
1986	78	438
1987	75	429
1988	73	414
1989	71	401
1990	68	391
1991	65	395
1992	62	395
1993	59	389
1994	58	382
1995	55	371
1996	54	366
1997	52	358
1998	51	360
1999	50	340
2000	48	328
2001	46	321
2002	46	311
2003	45	301
2004	44	291
2005	43	283
2006	42	276
2007	41	269
2008	40	264
2009	40	258
2010	40	253
2011	40	247
2012	40	239
2013	40	235
2014	40	231
2015	39	228
2016	39	220
2017	39	215
2018	39	211
2019	38	207
2020	39	211
2021	44	242
2022	88	203
2023	36	197

Under-five mortality rate chart

The under-5 mortality rate in Brunei was 9.4 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2023 — a 0.94% chance that a newborn baby will die before reaching age five. This is down from 10.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2000.

Table

Year	Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
	Brunei	World
1960	8.9%	18.5%
1961	8.24%	18.1%
1962	7.66%	17.8%
1963	7.15%	17.5%
1964	6.7%	17.7%
1965	6.32%	17.5%
1966	5.98%	17.3%
1967	5.69%	17%
1968	5.42%	16.5%
1969	5.16%	15.5%
1970	4.91%	15.2%
1971	4.64%	15.1%
1972	4.35%	14.4%
1973	4.06%	14.1%
1974	3.77%	13.7%
1975	3.49%	13.4%
1976	3.21%	13%
1977	2.95%	12.5%
1978	2.71%	12.1%
1979	2.48%	11.7%
1980	2.28%	11.4%
1981	2.09%	11%
1982	1.93%	10.8%
1983	1.79%	10.6%
1984	1.67%	10.4%
1985	1.57%	10.1%
1986	1.48%	9.81%
1987	1.42%	9.47%
1988	1.38%	9.31%
1989	1.35%	9.02%
1990	1.33%	8.81%
1991	1.32%	8.66%
1992	1.31%	8.46%
1993	1.3%	8.19%
1994	1.27%	7.98%
1995	1.23%	7.76%
1996	1.19%	7.52%
1997	1.15%	7.28%
1998	1.1%	7.05%
1999	1.07%	6.76%
2000	1.03%	6.48%
2001	1%	6.21%
2002	0.98%	5.94%
2003	0.96%	5.65%
2004	0.95%	5.43%
2005	0.95%	5.16%
2006	0.95%	4.92%
2007	0.95%	4.7%
2008	0.96%	4.5%
2009	0.96%	4.31%
2010	0.97%	4.11%
2011	0.98%	3.97%
2012	0.99%	3.77%
2013	0.99%	3.61%
2014	1%	3.48%
2015	1%	3.35%
2016	1%	3.23%
2017	1%	3.11%
2018	0.99%	2.97%
2019	0.98%	2.86%
2020	0.97%	2.75%
2021	0.96%	2.66%
2022	0.95%	2.59%
2023	0.94%	2.49%